whet

[美]/wet/
[英]/wet/
词频: 极高

释义

vt. (在石头上)磨(刀、斧等);吊某人胃口,增进某人的食欲
词形变化
过去式whetted
现在分词whetting
第三人称单数whets
过去分词whetted

短语搭配

whet your appetite

激起你的胃口

whet a knife

磨刀

whet your curiosity

激发你的好奇心

例句

whet a knife on the stone

在石头上磨刀

If the ox falls,whet your knife.

墙倒众人推。

here's an extract to whet your appetite.

这里有浸膏能增强你的食欲。

Don’t eat too much of this dish. It’s only to whet your appetite for the main course.

别吃太多,这个菜只是开胃菜,主菜还在后面。

Old mother is whetting, and saying:" I want to whet this pontil to be a small needle.

老妈妈边磨边说:“我正是要把这根铁棒磨成细小的针。”

BE all wiped a daubery by his hard iterative wrinkle, he is like a worker's similar dozen to whet this scenery painting.

都被他认真反复的皴擦涂抹,他像工人一样打磨这一张张的风景画。

The green goes to warmly again arrive Ping-ho, Chaperonage life love process, Deduce the abyss of time in the banality, Whet to match to the hard separation in the pettiness.

青涩到热烈再到平和, 伴随一生的爱情历程, 在平凡中演绎着永恒, 在琐碎中磨合到难以分离。

原声例句

Yes, Brazilian food is on the menu today, and we will whet your appetite with language about food.

是的,巴西食物在我们今天的菜单上,我们将用食物相关的语言来挑起你的味蕾。

来源: 6 Minute English

Wherefore, Donald was whetted to work even harder.

因此,唐纳德被促进更努力工作。

来源: Pan Pan

The poor morsel of food only whetted desire.

可怜的食物只会激起欲望。

来源: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

I must say, it appears this spot of intrigue has whetted appetites.

不得不说 这段小插曲吊足了大家的胃口。

来源: Cat and Mouse Game Season 1

That bloodless lip quivered to a temporary spasm.  I knew the steely ire I had whetted.

那没有血色的嘴唇颤抖着暂时痉挛。我知道我激起的钢铁般的愤怒。

来源: Jane Eyre (Original Version)

They may whet their appetite with some of the local destinations, and increasingly travel abroad, ” he said.

他们可能会对一些当地目的地产生兴趣,并越来越多地出国旅游, ” 他说。

来源: VOA Special April 2016 Collection

Before we get into the red meat of this week's discussion, let's whet the appetite a bit.

在我们进入本周讨论的红肉之前, 让我们稍微激发一下胃口。

来源: Financial Times Podcast

This gave her a far greater appreciation of the world around her than anything she had read in books, whetting her appetite to learn more.

这让她对周围的世界有了比她在书本上读到的东西更深刻的认识,激起了她学习更多的欲望。

来源: Women Who Changed the World

What a grand appetite had this small urchin! —Two Jim Crows immediately after breakfast! —and now an elephant, as a preliminary whet before dinner.

这个小顽童的胃口真大! ——早餐后立即吃两只吉姆乌鸦! ——现在是一头大象, 作为晚餐前的初步磨刀。

来源: Seven-angled Tower (Part 1)

" Because there is a force that wants you to realize your personal legend; it whets your appetite with a taste of success" .

" 因为生活希望你去实现自己的天命。"

来源: The Alchemist

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